Considering the increase in tick-borne diseases in the context of "One Health," which of the following statements is correct?

A. Borrelia, Babesia, and Ehrlichia can rapidly adapt to changing insect vectors, thereby increasing their populations as they move from ticks to mosquitoes.
B. Ticks carrying Borrelia are likely to encounter hosts already infected with Babesia or Ehrlichia, resulting in ticks that co-infect with multiple pathogens.
C. Lyme disease has spread from deer to humans upon increasing development of the forested environments usually inhabited by deer.
D. Ticks carrying multiple pathogens reproduce at a slower rate, rendering them less likely to infect humans.


Answer: B

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